Please note that I view flashlights as a tool.
Surefire simply holds the standard. I know what I will get with a Surefire. I can depend of it. It is expensive. Yes. Piece of mind is priceless, especially in a combat environment, or on the street (as a cop). I've tooled around with other...
Ha ha… don't think wife would appreciate spending $1500 to build a rifle around a $150 flashlight! Then again, lugging a SOCOM profile barrel on a semi-only platform isn't my speed either. Pencil barrel and old school DD Lite rails (great @ dissipating heat) for me please.
If there a solid...
I recently dug through some old military "tough boxes" from past deployments, and ran back across this Surefire (pleasant surprise!).
Most of the other M961 flashlights the units received had either no, or less aggressive, "teeth" on the bezel. Also, this is the only M961 with a "clicky" tail...